Machine for preparing coated carton parts for gluing



July 21, 1925. 1,546,725

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G. S. GAYLORD July 2l, 1925.

MACHINE FOR PREPARING COATED CARTON PARTS FOR GLUING Filed May 29, 1924 I 6 Sheets-Sheet 6 i l l liillli l .Zidf

Patented Jul 21, 1925.

'1 UNITED STATES- {PATENT OFFICE;

enonei sjeairmnn, or Manama, Wisconsin, ASSIGNOR TO miimsm. rzarnrme common '00., or mmmsna, WISGONSIN,- A CORPORATION or isconsin.

moms roa PREPARING ,GO'ATED CARTON ranzrsr'on GLU'ING.

Application filed May 29,1924. Serial in. 716,588.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be itlknown-that I, GEORGE S. GAYLonn, a citizen of the'United States, residing at Menasha, in the county ofdVinnebago and State of Wisconsin, have invented a certain new and usefi l Improvement in Machines for Preparing Coated Carton Parts for Gluing,'of which the following is a specifica tion.

This invention relates .to the common practice of removing grease and liquid re- I on '1 like products of variable sizes.

sisting surface material such as parafiine from certain predetermined parts, usually the flaps of commercial paper or board carton blanks so that said parts can be glued together to ultimately form a partially or completely sealed coated carton such as s now commonly used in the distribution of butter, icecream, cottage cheese and numerous other food products.

The object of this invention is to prov de a machine which will by brushing action remove surface protecting mater al such as paraifine from the carton flaps to be ultimately glued together. A more particular object is to provide such a machine which is readily ad ustable towork on cartons or The invention consists in means for attaining the vforegoing and other obgects, which can be easily and cheaply made whi ch is satisfactory .in use and is not readily liable; to get out of order. More particularly the invention consists in numerous fea-. tures and details of construction hereafter more fully set forth in the specification and claims.

Referring to'the drawings in which like numerals designate the same parts thruout the several views, v

Figure 1 is a plan view of amachineillustrating this invention in its preferred form. Figure 2 is an end view on line 2-2 of Figure. 1.

on the irregular line 3-3 of Figure 1. I Figure 4 is a plan view taken on line 4-4: of Figure 3. I

Figure 5 is a central side view on the line 5 5 of,Figure 4. i v Figure 6 is an end view on the irregular line 6-6 of Figure 3..

Fi re 7 is a detail sectional view on the line 7 of Figure 3.

. other slots 18 Figure 3 is an, enlargedsectional side view Figure 8 showsa carton blank before folding.

I Figure 9 shows the blank of Figure 8 in the-process of being folded to form a box.-

Figure 10 is a sectional detail view on the line 10-10 of Figure 8; r

Figure 11" is a section online11=11 of Figure 9.

It may properly be initially explained that the problem solved by this invention is to'provide a machine'thru which carton blanks 70, Figure 8, maybe passed to remove the parafilne surface ;0 'from' the init ally upper surface of flap 68 and from the initially lower surface of flap 86 so that glue 9 inserted between the treated surfaces, when brought together as shown in Figures 9 and 11 can-act efiiciently to permanently hold them together. i

I willfirst describe the parafline removing mechanism and later the carton conveying mechanism.

The entire machine may be carried on any suitable frame or other support, parts of which in the drawings assume the formof parallel side bars letconnected together byparallel cross beams 16 having therein elongated slots 18. Extending across the beams 16 and supported thereby on one side of the J longitudinaf central axis of the machine, parallel to side bars 14:, is a crosshead '20 having bracket feet 22 resting upon'the respective beams 16. This crosshead is slidable on these, beams to or from the center line of themachine by virtue of the fact that bolts 2-1- or other similar devices on the feet 22 slide in certain of the slots 18 heretofore referred to in the beams 16. Similarly mounted on the opposite side of the center of the machine and facing the crosshead 22 is another crosshead 26 having feet 28; resting on the beams 16, bolts 30 carried by said feet 28" slidably entering, providedrfor them in the beams 16. a I

Extending from the sides of crosshead 20 are screw threaded bearings 32 operatively enga 'ng parallel screws 34 and 36 on shafts suita ly ]ourhaled in bearin 38 "on the side bars 14. These two sha s-37are operatively connected together by conventional.

sprocket chain gearing device 40 so that they and consequently the screws 34 and 36 thereon rotate in unison in the same direction with the results that the crosshead 20 moves toward or from the center line of'the ma chine de endi tion of t e sha s. v

The opposite ends of shafts 37 beyond the center line of the'machine are provided with screws 42 and 44 operatively engaging brackets 46 on crosshead 26'. Tips screws 42 and 44 are pitched in the'reverse direction from the screws 34 and 36 with the result that simultaneous rotation of the two shafts 37 causes the crosshead 26 to travel in the opposite direction from crosshead 20 and at the same speed. One of the screws 37 is provided outside the side bars 14 with the manually operatablehand wheel '48 and the result of the just described construction is that when the operator rotatesthis hand wheel 48 in one directio'nhe causes the crossheads 20 and\26 to approach each other and when he rotate'sthe hand wheel in the opposite direction the crossheads separateor move away from each other. i

Crosshead 20 is higher than crosshead 26 parallel to the longitudinal axis of the machine; This brush and its'shaft is vertically adjustable at either end by'virtue of the fact that the shaft ends are eachjournaljed in a bearing block 54 vertically reciprocabl'e' on conventional vertical guides 56 under the action produced b manual rotation of a hand wheel 58 provided for the purpose. As there is one hand wheel 58 at each end of the shaft 52 the operator has full control of the shaft 52 and consequently the brush. Each 1 wheel 58 controls the adjacent crosshead 54 thru the agency of a nut or block 60 on thelower end of a screw 62 carried by the wheel, said block being as shown between the up er surface of the bearing block 54 and. be ow anL-shaped In 64 on its top. The screw which is threa ed into a plate 66 on the top of the crosshead slips freely, without screw threaded engagement, thru this lug 64 with the result that when the parts are in the position shown in Figure 6 the nut 60 bears on .the underside of the lug 64 to lift the bearing block 54 and consequently the end of the shaft. When, however, the wheel 58 and screw 62 are rotated in groper direction to cause nut'60 to move ownward and hear on' the top of block 54 the operator can ress that end of the shaft 52downward wit the result that brush 50 is pressed upon the adjacent 'fiap 68 of a carton blank 70;

The crosshead 20 is also provided with laterally extending brackets 2 supporting yerticall reciprocabl'e bolts 74 carrying springs 6 which urge themto move the adjacent ortion of a horizontal plate 78 carging t e carton flap 68 against brush 50. e amount and intensity of movement of upon the direction of rotathese bolts 74 under the action of spring 7 6 is adjustably determined by the obvious manipulation of nuts 80 and ,82.-

In similar manner crosshead 26 carries in its lower portion a brush 84 adapted to engage the underside of a flap 86 of carton blank 70'. Thisbrush is mounted upon a shaft 88 corresponding to shaft 52 of brush 50. The ends of this shaft 88 are carried in bearing blocks 90 vertically reciprocable as are blocks 54 under the control of hand wheels 92..

As each end of each shaft 52 and 88 is independently adjustable, it is desirable that in its bearing block 54 or 90 it be provided with asuitable ball bearing construction 94, such for instance as that shown in Figure 3 permitting ready adjustment of the bearing vertically without danger of affecting the efiicient rotation of the brush carried bythe device. The ends of shafts 5 2 and 88 are 1 provided with parallel pulleys 96 over Which -asses a power driven belt of conventional orm not shown in the drawing so arranged that brushes 50 and 84 rotate in the same direction with respect to their respective axes and with the result that they brush the respective cartonfiaps 68 and 86 from the central longitudinal axis to the outside of the machine-4n other wordsaway from the center of the body portion of the carton blanks 70 which is by mechanism hereafter described caused to pass thru the machine under the shaft.

' In order to convey cartons 70 one after another thru the machine, under brush 5O and over brush 84, two parallel upper conveyer belts 100 and two arallel lower conveyer belts 102 arrange as shown in the drawing are provided, the lower surfaces of the two upper belts being close enough to the upper surfaces of the two lower belts "so that a carton sent in between the u per and lower beltswill be firml grippe by the belts. and carried to an beyond operative relation with the brushes. If the machine were dealing with only one width of carton, only one upper and one lower belt would be *required,,but in order to make a machine vwhich can be adjusted to handle cartons whose bodies are of -diiferent widths, the two: up er and two lower belts are provided ,an the respective belts are so mounted that the two upper belts can be separated one from the other and the two lower belts can be separated one from the other, sufliciently to attain this object. 1 Y For the purpose just referred to, each upper belt 1.00 is carried on pulleys or wheels 104 journaled in op 'osite ends of a horizontal bar 106 sustaine upon brackets 108 slidablymounted u on stationary shafts 110 suitably mounte by devices not shown in the drawings across and above'the side bars INK 14 and parallel to the cross beams 16. These brackets'108 are detachably securable in. selected position on the shafts 110 by anysuitable means, as for instance the set screws 112. Each bar 106 is in the-case here shown an angle iron and has thru its lower horizontal flange (Figure 6) two or more reciprocablebolts 114screw-threaded at their lower ends into the horizontal topflange of a right angled roller carrying bar 116 having pro ecting from its depending side flange a multiplicity of roller shafts 118 each provided with a roller 120 adapted to bear upon the carton blank passed thru the machine. The weight of the parts is normally suflicient to hold these rollers, on the carton, but if for any reason additional force is desired, the bolts 114 may beenclosed with springs placed in the space between the horizontal flanges of bars 106 and 116. Lateral motion of the, roller 7 carrying bar 116 with referenceto the adjacent bar 106 is in one direction at least. prevented by depending fingers 124 attached to the bar 106, as shown in Figure 3. Each lower belt 102 is sustained and driven by pulleys 126 suitably journaled 'in an angle iron bar 128 parallel to bar 106 1 having its upper flange 130 so disposed as to form the table clearly seen in Figure 6 over which upper section of the belt 102 trave1s,.--this to prevent sagging, of the belt while carrying carton blank 70; Each angle iron bar 128 is sustained at its opposite, ends on depending brackets 132 screw threaded at' their lower "ends onto] adjacent T screw threads of shaft. 37 controlling the .crossheads 20 and 26; heretofore described. The

result of the construction just described is that so far as the angle irons 128 and the lower belts 102 are concerned, rotation of hand wheel 48 causes these belts 102 to move toward and-from. the center of the machine in unison with crossheads when they are moved as heretofore described. This separating adjustment of upper belts 100 ismanually made by the operator loosening set screws 112,'then moving bars 106 and'attached parts to the new and desired position and then re-tightening the set screws 112 on the stationary shafts 110.; I When the machine is in any given position and it is desired to separate the belts to accommodate a broader carton, the operator can manipulate hand wheel 48 to separate the crossheads and the lower belts and thereafter manually separate the upper belts. In reversing the operation, e, starting from a wide adjustment, and moving to a narrower adjustment, it is obviously'necessary to first move the belts 100 toward each other to the new position inorder to get them out of the way of and permitthe moving up of the cross'heads 20 and'26 and attached parts.

' The lateral adjustment of the respective carryingv wheels or pulleys 124 and 126 on the shafts 134 and 136'w-hich sustain them is made possible by the use of any conventional spline 138 and keyway 140 construction.

The shafts 134 and l36 are mounted in any conventional manner on the frame of the machine and are propelled either singly or jointly from a source of power not entering the invention outside of the machine. Suitable converging guides 142 and 144 are pro vided as shown in Figures? at the point Where the carton flap is approaching the brush to guide it onto the surface of the brush. In the particular case of Figure 3 the guide 142 is integral with the plate 146 3 Operation. 1

In the complete operation of the machine the operator'by" methods 'which have been heretofore fully described; adjusts the belts 100102to the proper position to handle the body of cartons from whose flaps of parafiine orsimilar coating is tobe removed.

Power is then applied to rotate the shafts 134 and 136 in "opposite direction; thereby causing belts 100-102 to operatively carry carton blank fed between them in between the guides 142 and 144 and thence-into con tact with. the'brushes. Power h'aving been also supplied to rotatep'thebrushes 58 and '84 they energetiballyengage the adjacent surfaces of the' carton'flap's 68 and 8,6to. remove the parafiineJp'therefrom while the from between the belts. The. operator takes a carton'deliver'cd from the machine applies the glueg to the brushed surfaces and assembles the flaps as shown in Figures!) and 11 to form a finished box; I Slidable bolt 148 equipped with spring 150' is provided as an additional guide for plate 78 and similar parts 152 and 154 are provided in connection with plate-146.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In mechanism of the class described, in combination,- means for conveying a carton blank and means for brushing surfaceimiterial from a portion of the surface of the blank while being so conveyed. 1

2. In mechanism of he. class described,

in combination, means for conveying-near ton-blank and means for brushingsurface' material from opposite surface portions-of the blank while i-ng so conveyed.

' 3. In mechanism ,ofthe class described,

carton is passing tliru themachine and out in combination, means for conveying a carton blank and means for brushlng surface material from opposite surface conveyed.

ortions on opposite border portions of the lank while being so conveyed. y

4. In mechanism of the class described in combination, means for conveying a carton blank confining all except certain border portions thereof and means for brushing surface material from one of the non-confined .portions while the carton is being so 5. In mechanism of the class described, in combination, means for conveying a carton blankconfining all except certain border portions thereof and means for brushing surface material from opposite unconfined border portions of said carton blank pors tions while the carton is being so conve ed.

6. In mechanism of the class describe 1n 'comblnatlon, means for conveying a carton blank confining portions of a blank inward- 1y of certain unconfined border portions thereof and means for brushing surface material from unconfined opposite border portions of the carton while the carton is being so conveyed. d v

7 In mechanism of the class described, in

combination, means for conveying a carton' blank confining. all except certain border portions thereof, means brushing surface material from one of'the'non-confined portions while the carton is being so conveyed, and means adjustin the machine to take cartons of different wldths without changing the confinement of the blank adjacent to the border portions.

8. In mechanism of the class described, in combination, means for conveying a carton blank confining all except certain border portions thereof, means brushing surface material from opposite surface portions of non-confined portions while the carton is being so conveyed, and means 'adjustin the machine to take cartons of different widths without changing the confinement of the. blank adjacent to the border portions. v

9. "In mechanism. of the classdescribed, in combination, means for. conveying a carton blank confining all except certain borderportions thereof, means crushing surface material from opposite "surface portions of non-confined portions on opposite border portions of the carton while the carton is eing so conveyed, and means adjustin the a rotatable brush, means carrying-a carton blank .in the direction of the axis of the brush along the brush, and yielding means holding the carton blank in engagement with the brush.

12. In mechanism of the class described, a rotatable brush, mea ns for carrying a carton blank in the direction of the axis of the brush along the brush, yielding means holding the carton blank in'engage'ment with the brush, and .-means varying the pressure I of said yieldable holding means.

13. In mechanism of the class described, two separated parallel rotatable brushes, means for passing a carton blank lengthwise'of said brushes so that one brush engages one side of one border portion while the'other brush engages the opposite side of an opposite bor der portion of the carton blank, and means for rotating said brushes to remove material from the carton blank portions so engaged. a

14. In mechanism of the class described, two separated parallel rotatable brushes, means for passing a carton blank lengthwise of said brushes so that one brush engages one'side of one border portionwhile the other brush engages the opposite side of an opposite border portion of the carton blank, and means for rotating said brushes toremove material from the carton blank portions 'soen aged, the direction of rotat-ion being'suc as to carry the removed material outward from the center of the carton. 1 l

15 In mechanism of-the class described, two separated parallel rotatable brushes, means for passing a carton blank lengthwise of saidbrushes so that one'brush engages one side of one border portion while the other brush engages the opposite side of an opposite border portion'of the carton blank, means for rotating said brushes to remove material from the carton blank portions so engaged, and yielding means for forcing border portions of the carton blank into contact with the respective brushes.

16, In mechanism of the class described, two separated parallel rotatable brushes. means for passing a carton blank lengthwise of said brushes so that one brush engages one side of one border portion while the other brush engages the opposite side of an opposite border portion of the carton blank, means for rotating said brushes to remove material from the carton blank portions so engaged, the direction of rotation being such as to carry removed material outward from the center of the carton blank, and yielding means for forcing border portions of the carton blank into contact with the respective brushes.

17. In mechanism of the class'described,

two se arated parallel rotatable brushes,

means or passing a carton blank lengthwise of said brushes so that one brush engages one side of one border portion while the other brush engages the opposite side of an opposite border portion of; the carton blank, means .for'rotating said brushes to remove material from the carton blank portions so engaged, and means for varying the distance of separation between the brushes to accommodate carton blanks of different widths.

1,8. In mechanism of the class described, two separated parallel rotatable brushes, means for passing" a carton blank lengthwise of sai'd brushes so that one brush engages one side of one border portion while the other brush engages the. opposite side of an opposite border, portion of the carton blank, means for rotating said'brushes to remove material from the carton blank portions so engaged, the direction of. rotation being such as to carry. removed material outward from the. center of the carton, and means for varying the distance of separation between the brushes to accommodate carton blanks of different widths 19. In mechanism of the class described, two separated parallel rotatable brushes, means for passing a carton blank lengthwise of said brushes so that one brush en- 39 gages one side of one border portion while the other brush engages the opposite side of an opposite border portion 'of'the carton blank, means for rotating said brushes .to remove material from the carton blank portions so engaged, and screw mechanismfor varying the distance of separation between the brushes to accommodate carton blanks of different widths.

20. In mechanism of the class described,

40 two separated parallel rotatable brushes,

means for passing a carton blank lengthwise of said brushes so that one brush engages one side of one bordervportion while the other brush engages the opposite sides of an opposite border portion of the'carton blank, means for rotating said brushes to remove material from the carton blank porvtions so-engagcd, the direction of rotation being such asto carry removed material outward from the center of the carton I blank, and screw mechanism for varying the distance of. separation between the brushes to accommodate carton blanks of different -widths. i i

21. In mechanism of the class described, means toabrase surface material from a carton blank, and means to hold 'a carton blank in operative relation to said abrasing means, one of said means being move he along the other. 1

22.11; mechanism-of the class described, rotatable means to abrase surface material from a carton blank, and means tohold a carton blank inoperative relation to said carton blank,- and a pair of belts between which a carton blank is adapted to be held in operative relation to said abrasing means.

24. In mechanism of the class described, means to brush surface material from a carton blank, and means to convey a carton blank along 'said'brushing means, said last mentioned means being operable to hold a carton blank in operative relation to said brushing-means while conveying such blank with respect thereto.

25. In mechanism of the class described,

a pair of devices to brush surface material from a carton blank, and means between.

said devices for holding a carton blank operatively positioned with respect thereto.

26. In mechanism of the class described a pair of devices to brush surface materia from a carton blank, and means between said devices for holding a carton blank ,operatlvely positioned ton along said brushing devices.

27. In mechanism of the class described, a pair of devices to abrase surface material from a carton blank, and a pair of belts between'which a carton blank is adapted to be held in operative relation to said abras-- ing devices, said belts being located between said abrasingdevices.

28. In mechanism of the class described a rotatable device to abrase surface material from 'a' carton blankheld in operative rela-. tion to said, device and means for independently adjusting either end ofsaid-device towards and away from a carton blank,

held operatively disposed with' respect theretoi. I

29. In mechanism of the class described,

in combination, carton blank conveying means adjustable to accommodate cartonblanks of different widths, said means being effective in any adjusted position thereof to confine portions of a carton blank inwardly of certain unconfined border thereof, and means for brushing su ace material from one of the unconfined border conveyed. v

portions of a carton blank while itis being 30. In'mechanism of the class described,

I 31.- In mechanism of the class described,

with respect thereto, said means being operable to movethe carortions its - 1'25 rder portions ofin combination, carton blank conveying means adjustable to accommodate carton blanks of different widths, said means being efi'ective in any adjusted position thereof to confine ortions of a carton blank inwardly of certain unconfined border portions thereof, and means for brushing surface material from opposite surfaces of ablank at opposite unconfined border portions thereof respectively while the blank is being conveyed.

32. In mechanism of the class described, a rotatable shaft, an abrasing device on said shaft, and means for conveying a carton 7 blank in the direction of the axis of said shaft along said abrasing device whereby the latter will operate to remove surface material from the blank.

33. In mechanism of the class described, a pair of rotatable, parallel spaced shafts,

an abrasing device carried by each shaft, and means between said shafts for conveying a carton blank in the direction of their axes whereby said abrasing devices will operate to remove surface material from 0pposite border portions of the blank.

34. In mechanism of the class described, a pair of horizontal, rotatable, parallel, laterally spaced shafts located one above the other, an abrasing device carried by each shaft, and means between said shafts for conveying a carton blank in the direction oftheir axes whereby said abrasing devices operate to remove surface material from 0p- 'posite faces of opposite border portions thereof, respectively.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name.

GEORGE S. GAYLORD. 

